Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-07
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THE Investigation VI lie British Admiral
ty scandal is reported involving several
high navel officiala-
Two British officers, while out hunting
recently in Egypt accidentally wounded
some passing Bedouins. A scuf1e ensued
in which one of the Bedouins was killed
and the officers badly hurt, narrowly escap-
ing being hanged by the Infatuated Arabs.
A RIOT occurred in Panama on the 9th,
owing to a military officer resisting arrest.
Three men were killed and several
wounded.
AN international exhibition of -four mill
ing machinery and apparatus connected
with bread making will be held IN Milan,
Italy. in May and June. American ma
chimes are wanted
Lon MYERS. the American runner beat
w. G.. George, of England, in a LOCO yards
race at Sydney, Australia, the other day by
six yards.
THE Dauntless yacht arrived at Queens
town, Ireland on the 18th. She was some
what damaged by stormy weather.
THE members of the extreme left in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies have passed
resolutions consuming the Government for
entering into alliance with Austria and
Germany.
TENNYsoN's jubilee ode was the subject
of general ridicule throughout England. 1t
was held to be a bad imitation of Walt
Whitman.
IL the cases Of the slave ships recently
captured by the British sloop Dolphin
court martial adjudged the vessels prizes
and gave them to their captors. The crews
of the slavers were publicly logged and
the slaves were ordered liberated at the
British station on the Red Sea.
PRESIDENT BERG, of the Danish Folks
thing, has resigned for political reasons
SMALLPOX has become epidemic in Sancti
Spiritus, Cuba.
THE French Chamber of Deputies adopted
the supplementary credits by vote of
800 to 2O4.
NEW SOUTH WALES has adopted stringent
rules against the Introduction of foreign
criminals.
A QUEENSTOWN dispatch says: Captain
| Samuels, of the Dauntless, attributes his
defeat by the Coronet to the interference
| of Mr.. Colt, owner of the Dauntless, who
| was on board the vessel. Captain Samuels
and his New York crew have left the
Dauntless.
A DISPUTE which will undou btedly result
in duel took place recently in the corridor
| of the French Chamber of Deputies. The
| disputants were Count Douvelle and NJ.
| Sansloray, Deputy for Arnge. The Count
| struck the Deputy.
| AT meeting of the stockholders of the
| Cunard Steamship Company at Liverpool
recently the chairman announced that the
| British Government granted the company
| an annual subvention of SS5, 900 for five
| years for carrying mails.
| A MOB of Greeks attacked with stones
the residence of the American missionaries
| in Smyrna. The American legation has
asked the Porte to send a man of-war to
| Smyrna to protect the missionaries.
| AwHoLEsALE merchant of ST. Petersburg,
worth millions, has been killed by man To
whom ne refused TO give $4,000 roubles TO-
ward the nihilist fund. The murderer was
| arrested.
| AUTHENTIC information has been received
| from St. Petersburg, that fresh attempt
had been made upon the Cars life at the
| Gatschna palace on the 29th. The Gar
was not injured.
! AN extensive plot involving over 100 Rus
sian officers has been unearthed in the eau.
| casus.
The British Cabinet has decided TO aban.
! don the clause of the Irish Criminal Law
! Amendment bill which provides for the
| changing of the venue from Dublin TO Lon
| don in certain classes of criminal trials,
thus practically removing the greatest
cause of the Liberal Unionist opposition to
| the bill.
THE reported loss of the steamer Eagle
has been confirmed by the discovery OF
| wreckage on the Bonavista Bay shore
| Newfoundland. The crew numbered 25C
| men, and there was nothing to show that
! any were saved.
| POLICE INSPECTOR SoMERvILLE and Con-
stable Garrett, found guilty by coroner's
| jury of numbering Hanlon at Youghal, Ire
| land, have been released on their. OWL
recognizances.